BA(Hons) Human Resource Management

Overview

Why choose University of Huddersfield?

• Fully recognized in the UK
• Same qualification of the home programme offered in the UK
• Gold-rated University by the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
• Top-up Degree for Diploma and Associate Degree holders
• Taught by UK faculty with intensive teaching block and supporting online resources
• Top 10 in England for international student satisfaction and teaching excellence
• QF Level 4 and BTEC Level 5 graduates are eligible to apply
• Attainable in 1 year: 6 taught modules

Human resources are critically important to business success, and for many organisations may be their key competitive advantage.

The Human Resource Management course is designed to deliver a core of business subjects that will meet the needs of students wishing to pursue a career in any branch of business or the public sector. In addition the Course contains HRM modules which allow students to develop this specialism. The course covers people resourcing, human resource development, employment relations and supports this with the study of culture, society and strategy.

Course Details :

Cross Cultural Studies
This module considers the influence that national culture has on behaviour and the implications of this for organisational design and management. The impact that working across national cultures is considered and how the cross cultural manager can be supported in a changing environment. A blend of theory and practice engages the learner in a range of organisational and cultural settings.

Employment Relations
Focused on the theory and practical application of employment relations in the workplace. The module covers: knowledge and understanding of the subject
area; contemporary issues and changes over the last few decades; the practical application of Employment Law; and how to manage employees in order to gain a competitive advantage.

Human Resource Development
This module explores the ways in which people learn and develop. A key outcome is understanding the contribution that learning and development makes
to an organisation’s strategic objectives through adding value. You will examine ways of establishing and resourcing, or nurturing an existing, learning and
development department to achieve such added value.

Management, Work and Society

In modern society work is important for economic and social wellbeing, playing a central part in our lives. This core module builds on management theory: it explores contemporary issues in the workplace and how to deal with them from a management perspective. Topics on this module include the role of gender in the workplace, professional work, the globalisation of work, the labour process, unemployment and the future of work.

People Resourcing
A critical and analytical consideration of the capability of the HRM to add value to organisations. People Resourcing covers a wide range of people  anagement issues from pre-employment (corporate and HR strategic planning, recruitment and selection), initial and continuing employment (socialisation, performance management), to release from employment (redundancy, retirement, exit interviews).

Strategy in Context
In this module you’ll gain an understanding of how organisations develop their strategies in relation to different aspects of their environment. You’ll study
how both the internal context (e.g. organisational structure, routines and resources) and external context (e.g. institutional systems, industry structures and
competition) shape organisational activities and the strategic decisions that individual managers make.